Should you end a friendhip or just disappear slowly?

Singapore
March 16, 2007 12:48pm CST
There will be times in life where we realise that a friendship we have is no longer fulfilling. When this happen, it is very common for people to just disappear slowly from that friend. Should this be the way or should have a proper ending to that relationship just like we would to a love relationship? Which hurts more? To have a friend tell you straight in the face he/she no longer wants to be your friend or to have him/her disappear just like that?
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@jholai (43)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Mar 07
friendship does not end despite of no communication or relationship is no longer fulfilling. they are just tests of life. if friends are able to overcome these and find each other, even if they disappear; then what they have i true friendship. i have friends that i haven't seen and talk for more than half of my life; but when we met, it was like just yesterday that we last have seen each other. this i believe i called friendship. however, there are instances when friendship suddenly stops when friends are involved in an unforgivable situations. that i believe could lead to break up, just like love. but, there will always be a possibility that years later you will meet each other, realized and accepted all the mistakes that took place; thus, the friendship returns. so, i could say that one cannot completely close the door to friendship. compared to love, once you got hurt you moved on and you closes that chapter of your life. you look for another love who is worthy of your love. when you found that someone, you realized that the love you have before no longer matters...they are just part of your past; thus, you shut out that part. love needs a proper ending so that one can easily move on and will not feel unworthy because one has love, else it will be traumatic for onr and regards love negatively. but, in friendship we don't need an ending. people grow individually, so we have to accept that some of our friends also come and go as we do. they may forget you or you may forget them. It really hurts when your friends come to you and tell you that s/he no longer wants you as a friend. it feels like that friend is just using you because s/he has seen an advantage for having you as a friend. when you are useless, s/he no longer needs you. but, if s/he wants something out from you, s/he will keep on hanging. it is a false friendship, an artificial and not worthy to keep. so, i guess, it would be better that s/he would rather disappear slowly... but, who knows in the end s/he will come to realize and badly needs your friendship. then, it will be a renewal of friendship. i guess, this is just a case to case basis. it really depends on the friends you have.
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• Singapore
20 Mar 07
thanks for the detailed reply. really an eye opener.
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@vikasintl (266)
• India
24 Mar 07
it should disappear slowly like you are not much interested. one should not say like this...'its over'
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@BunGirl (2638)
• United States
16 Mar 07
While neither ending is going to be completely comfortable for the people involved, I think just slowly backing away is usually the better course. This way there are no harsh words said that either party might regret later, and if at some time you wish to pursue the friendship again later, it's easier to do so.
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@ydnac22 (802)
• Philippines
16 Mar 07
if i notice something bad on our friendship and i know its not waorking then i will just disappear slowly or stay apart but i will not end it.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
25 Mar 07
If you value friendship it wont die just like a flower or fade just like a flower. I takes time to lose friendship and I am not going to just let it die like that. As long as we live life to the fullest and enjoy the company of our friends. Bt if you really wish to end it then its your decision, cut all communications and leave that place so that you are sure friendship will die.
@limalimon (638)
• Mexico
16 Mar 07
if you have a friend who you disappear with him, you have discuss or talk with him to superate this disappear. the friendship is based in the right to talk and discuss everything
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